Rio De Janeiro: The BRICS grouping on Sunday condemned the Pahalgam terror attack in the strongest terms and echoed India’s position for adopting a “zero tolerance” approach towards terrorism and shunning double standards in countering the menace. The top leaders of BRICS nations articulated their firm approach in combating terrorism, including cross-border movement of terrorists,…
New Delhi: India opened their mark in the World Test Championship 2025-27 cycle after beating England in the second Test of the five-match series at Edgbaston. India registered their first-ever Test win at the Birmingham-based venue with their 336-run victory on Day 5 of the Test match. India captain Shubman Gill played an instrumental role in…
Birmingham: India have achieved their first-ever Test victory at Edgbaston, Birmingham, as Shubman Gill and Co. dismantled Bazball after out-batting and out-bowling England on a deck that refused to deteriorate even by the fifth and final day on Sunday, July 6. Captain Gill, a day before the second Test, urged his teammates that if a…
MS Shanker Can there be anything more bizarre than a man under the scanner for corruption writing a letter demanding justice for others? That’s exactly what Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) Joint Secretary T. Basavaraju has done. Basavaraju—who is already facing heat after a parent accused his close aide of accepting a bribe for securing a…
Somashekhar Ganta The headline could well be a cryptic clue to what is reportedly unfolding in Beijing. Social media is abuzz with speculation that “She” (Xi Jinping), the all-powerful General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and President of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), is being quietly dethroned by “Who” (Hu Jintao, his…
When the spies of Lanka returned, their words came not with fear, but with the weight of truth. One among them, Suka, stood before the ten-headed king Ravana, and thus Spake he: “O Lord of Lanka! Behold, the simian forces rise like elephantine herds of the Vindhyas. Their multitude covers the earth like groves of…
Kundrathur Kandazheswarar Temple is located in Kundrathur, a town near Chennai in the Kanchipuram district of Tamil Nadu. The temple is situated at the foot of the hill on which the famous Kundrathur Murugan Temple stands. The main deity of the temple is Lord Shiva, worshipped here as Kandazheswarar (also spelled Kandaleeswarar). He is seen…
Dehradun: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a four-day alert for heavy rainfall in five districts of Uttarakhand. The alert comes amid ongoing efforts to deal with the impact of recent downpours that have triggered landslides and damaged key infrastructure in the state. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami conducted an aerial survey of the…
Islamabad: A major political storm is brewing in Pakistan, with credible reports from local media suggesting that a coup could be imminent, potentially leading to the ouster of President Asif Ali Zardari. The timing has intensified public anxiety- July 5 marks the 47th anniversary of General Zia-ul-Haq’s military coup in 1977, adding historical weight to…
Islamabad: In a recent interview with a news organisation, Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chairman and former foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari suggested that Pakistan may consider extraditing “individuals of concern” to India as part of broader dialogue efforts, particularly concerning terrorism. When asked about the possibility of handing over Lashkar-e-Taiba chief Hafiz Saeed and Jaish-e-Mohammad head…
